Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty at Eureka today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty at Eureka at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty at Eureka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 198 | 192 | 198 | 229 | 222 | 251 | 227 | 251 | 251 | 218 | 362 | 447 | 508 | 468 | 362 | 343 | 343 | 279 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.87m | 4:32AM1.29m | 4:26PM1.83m | 5:46AM1.15m | 5:08PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.33m | 10:14AM0.64m | 11:40PM0.32m | 10:54AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
211 | 272 | 272 | 198 | 229 | 222 | 251 | 214 | 186 | 217 | 218 | 362 | 326 | 175 | 468 | 213 | 206 | 186 | 279 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
268 | 38 | 23 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 208 | 62 | 84 | 120 | 314 | 326 | 151 | 229 | 172 | 129 | 291 | 275 | 229 | 237 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
39 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 46 | 62 | 5 | 107 | 141 | 2 | 67 | 171 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 275 | 275 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — |
— | 198 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 227 | 251 | 251 | — | — | 447 | 508 | — | 362 | 343 | 343 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 111 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 111 | 362 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 111 | 85 | 55 | 17 |
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